Well-Known People

If you are a fan of singer Selena Gomez, then you will enjoy this tutorial! Follow along with the following steps to learn how to draw Selena Gomez. We will use the reference photo seen below. You will need a piece of paper, a pencil, and inspiration of course. For this tutorial we are using Aquarelle paper, which will …

Well-known for his starring role in the hit Broadway musical Hamilton, Lin-Manuel Miranda has gotten a lot of buzz this year. Since it appears that Miranda has now left the Hamilton stage to pursue other opportunities, I thought it fitting to bid farewell with a speed drawing. I was originally planning to just do a quick sketch, but shortly into it …

Ok kiddos I’m back – it’s the artist you love to hate! First off I need to apologize because my scanner was in that mood where it wanted to do want it wants, so some scans will have black smudges on them…bummer. The other thing is I was not feeling this drawing, sort of. As the title stated, this is …

Whitney Houston is still considered an icon even to this day. Despite her problems with drugs, who she married, or how she died, she is and will always be a great influence to future generations to come. As you can see, she is an influence to some of us artists. She makes a great subject to study and practice our …

For those who wish to learn how to sketch celebrities, I remind you of the old adage “learn by doing”. If you want to get better at sketching celebrities, the more you actually put in the practice, the better you will get. That is why ideally, you should get into the habit of practicing every day. I have two daily …

If you are trying to improve your ability to draw faces, what better face to draw than that of a celebrity? It is helpful to try drawing celebrities from time to time. Drawing well-known faces will help you to fine-tune your observational skills and catch those subtle characteristics that collectively build the likeness of a face everyone will recognize. In this tutorial, …

I speak from experience when I say that beginning artists often learn one technique, or one “way”, of drawing a person and then get set in their ways (or in this case, “way”). Early on when I began drawing people, I had a technique that I was very comfortable with and always began a drawing by using it. There was …

Considering Lucy Liu is currently starring in the CBS television show Elementary as Dr. Joan Watson, working alongside Sherlock Holmes to solve crimes, I could not resist the reference in this tutorial’s title! Whether you are a fan of the show or not, the title is still fitting if you have ever thought about drawing Lucy Liu. In this tutorial, we …

When making a drawing of celebrities (or anyone else, for that matter), it’s helpful to look for characteristics in their features that stand out or make them unique. Noticing these characteristics and including them in your drawing will help you to create a closer, more accurate likeness. In this tutorial, we will use this reference photo to learn how to …

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